Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ai ngờ lòng chim dạ cá

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Meaning · English

Unexpected things can happen

Literally: who knows heart of bird stomach of fish

Examples

Tôi đã chuẩn bị kỹ, nhưng ai ngờ lòng chim dạ cá, mọi thứ vẫn xảy ra không đúng kế hoạch.I had prepared carefully, but unexpected things happened, and everything still went wrong.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai ngờ lòng chim dạ cá” mean?

Unexpected things can happen Literally: who knows heart of bird stomach of fish

Is “Ai ngờ lòng chim dạ cá” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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